march 2023
Event Details
DATE
Friday, March 24, 2023
TIME
10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
In-person reception to follow at Mezcali at 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION
Virtual
RSVP to this event.
The Zoom link will be emailed closer to the program.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
For questions or more information, contact
LAFW@nyls.edu.
AGENDA
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. • Opening Remarks
Anthony W. Crowell, New York Law School (NYLS) Dean and President; Judge Judy Sheindlin ’65; Katie Condon ’23 and Madison Seelman ’23, Co-Presidents of NYLS Legal Association for Women
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. • All Things Post-Grad
Moderators: Katie Condon ’23, Co-President NYLS Legal Association for Women; Madison Seelman ’23, Co-President NYLS Legal Association for Women
Panelists: Alexis Bello ’22, Law Clerk (pending admission), Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Jacqueline Candella ’22, Associate, Malecki Law; Brianna Demilia ’22, Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney’s Office
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. • She Means Business
Moderator: Lynn Su, Professor of Law, NYLS
Panelists: Amber Dailey ’18, Deputy Attorney General, State of New Jersey Office; Gabrielle Esposito ’19, Associate, McLaughlin & Stern LLP; Janet Halecky ’93, Managing Director, Wells Fargo & Company; Mattie Kim, Associate, Perkins Coie LLP; Amy Wallace, Interim Associate Director for Academic Success and Adjunct Professor, NYLS
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. • Day in the Life
Moderator: Megan Montcalm, Assistant Dean for Academic Success, NYLS
Panelists: Jordan Eyal ’17, Deputy Chief, Alternatives to Incarceration Unit, Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York; Genna Garver, Investment Management Partner, Troutman Pepper; Jessica Petrassi ’13, Associate, Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Field
Moderator: Paulina Davis, Senior Advisor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, NYLS
Panelists: Hon. Sherri Eisenpress ’89, Acting Supreme Court Justice, Rockland County Court; Sarah Khan ’09, Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney’s Office; Jenice Malecki ’91, Founder, Malecki Law; Tina Newsome-Lee, Managing Counsel, Travelers